I am the Leafmuncher
I think I finally have this yard thing licked...
Equipment:
1. Respirator mask to keep the leaf mold out of the lungs
2. Goggles to keep the leaf mold out of the eyes
3. Long sleeves
4. Gardening gloves (preferably heavy weave; the light weave ones let spiky bits from the junipers get through)
5. Lawn mower with bag attachment, wheels set at the highest setting, is THE way to go - much easier on your back than either Dad's leaf vacuum or doing it all by hand
6. At least 10 yard bags for the season
To remember:
A) Don't wait for them all to come down. Do a couple hours a weekend a few weekends in a row.
B) Two rows of mowing will fill up the bag -- one if it's under the sycamore tree. (If I see leaf bits behind the mowed path, as opposed to vacuumed-over grass, it's time to empty the bag.)
C) Two lawnmower bags will go into one yard bag with some shaking and squishing.
D) The lawnmower bag fits inside the yard bag even though it looks like it won't -- get the lawnmower bag about halfway into the yard bag before shaking stuff loose
E) I seem to get about 4-6 unmowed-leaf bags into one mowed leaf bag. Let's hear it for compression, since they charge by the bag for pickup.
Equipment:
1. Respirator mask to keep the leaf mold out of the lungs
2. Goggles to keep the leaf mold out of the eyes
3. Long sleeves
4. Gardening gloves (preferably heavy weave; the light weave ones let spiky bits from the junipers get through)
5. Lawn mower with bag attachment, wheels set at the highest setting, is THE way to go - much easier on your back than either Dad's leaf vacuum or doing it all by hand
6. At least 10 yard bags for the season
To remember:
A) Don't wait for them all to come down. Do a couple hours a weekend a few weekends in a row.
B) Two rows of mowing will fill up the bag -- one if it's under the sycamore tree. (If I see leaf bits behind the mowed path, as opposed to vacuumed-over grass, it's time to empty the bag.)
C) Two lawnmower bags will go into one yard bag with some shaking and squishing.
D) The lawnmower bag fits inside the yard bag even though it looks like it won't -- get the lawnmower bag about halfway into the yard bag before shaking stuff loose
E) I seem to get about 4-6 unmowed-leaf bags into one mowed leaf bag. Let's hear it for compression, since they charge by the bag for pickup.